Cycle saddle



H. MESINGER CYCLE SADDLE Oct. 5, 1943'.

Filed y 15, 1941 lNVENTOR HENRY MESINGER C l .I

yc i 'd f r i u h n e esi te e' eirv ijt dm a heshem nts a f h i-r w eelo .th dtmc a'qv m' sf au e vt ie t ,iii fet1 relativelyfhtg'h seatingpositi 1 forward orarearward posi arias-my i is en.desi 1we r fleaseense demfashion in' back oithe-fir" tcamiejp reon; rhe;sieeiia mb I II I o ned ytestransyegsenonzonta metre-tee provided-by coilfsprings nfand-M. h

1 doableseat'howeverthespringingarranges mem mu'st beproperly responsiveto reaetkprop% erly tothree different conditions of weight-dis--tr'ibntion,-'-first adequate comfortfmust be pro- I vided when therider alone sits'in the-forward position; secondlyithe seatmust provideadequate I a comfort when-the rider alone sits in; the rearwardposition; and thirdlyktheiseat,must provide proper riding qualities'whenboth adriver' anda passenger are 2 seated thereon, 7

The principal objects of n this invention are therefore to provide animproved double-seated saddle that shall-h'ave superior riding comfort j{under any condition of loading andwhich will'be relatively simple andeconomical tomanufacture.

, I These and. otherobjects will become {apparent I I fromthefollowingdescription taknrin connec -itioh withth accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 isa view of a longitudinalsection-through an exemplary doubleseat saddle according to the t .p inventionfand Fig.2 is, a bottom viewiof the :3 saddle with the cover removed and parts broken o away to showthe construction c.

Referring now; tothe drawing, the saddlecom- I vprises a metal frame I0preferably'formed' of rec-,

tangular bar stock. The'peripheral portions of the framemay be formed ofone piece of bar stock as shown or may be formedof several'sectionsjsuitably joined. The frameisj shapedjto "have a relativelynarrowforward end, the trans- "verse portion ll of which issubstantially hor i-j zont'al, and'a relatively wide rear portionwithla'I substantially horizontal transverse cantle'gportion I I2. These arejoined by longitudinal side mem ,ber portions 13 and I4 positioned belowthe level;

I desire d, one;centrallypositioned?springmayibef sl'ifiicient 'undercertain conditions, o

. rial -such as hair felt orv preferably spongefrubmeme ookedthrougharow oi holv therein, and*ar'r intiermerliateat' I' I, I

. '20:; w ereas, set Qr-eprmgS II restifetche tw'e'en the intermediate.tra sverse member and the 'cantle member t2, flllhe membr I directlyabove Etna cross brace new 'ibl e sheet material such as coatediabricqor' leather; The covering is preferably secured to; the: frame10in adetachable manner as by h ooks;

It; nd a i i8 stret ee eetven the armnwnan vexsecompression=springsrlr'ofstsuitable:resilrency iare I mounted betwe'eircrossl :bra'ce: iflx'and the memberfsn. springs 2hnre preienablyformed-at endeof the p in s Obvio sly if lighter springs couldbes1ib"stit1.ited.a v I To provides, comfortableiseating surface the;

mattress of: springs 8 andwlfl is provided with lfa covering comprisinga'pad lz'of yieldable mate 1 berJ On the padYZZ isatopf coveringZioffljex 24 secured to the peripheral edges of the'top covering 23 andadapted to engageth'e edges-oi I the frame members H, 12, '|'3,1and l4.'If desiried- 1 a back rest'may be provided'secu'red to the rear, I

portionor the frame as shownat 25. Han'dles'jlii may also be providedand secured to the rearaf portions of 'the side members I3 and ld.'These are convenient for the useof the tandemipas senger and also foruse when pushing them'otorE V cycle t II II Thiehdouble saddle ispreferably resiliently II mounted on the motorcycle and may be hingedlygI I secured at the front and mounted on springs at II the rear; Thecustomary spring seat post .or pilv lar may or may not be employed. Inthe'embod ia f I v ment'; illustrated, a portion of a motorcycle frame Iu jis shown at 11 having the customary type of'v"r-' tically slidablespring-supported seat 38 which is resiliently upwardly urged by ahelical spring within the tubular vertical member of the frame 21. Thepillar 28 is connected' by linkage 2 9 to a fork 30 formed at the rearend of a longitudinal mounting bar 3| which has a fork 32 at its forwardend, The bar 3| is secured centrally to the under sides of thecrossbraces l5 and IS in a suitable manner as by a bolt 33. The fork 32is hingedly secured to an upward projection 34 of the frame 31. Thespring seat pillar 28 is designed to suppqrt a single seated saddle andadditionalsupport is provided'by a pairfof compressible springs 35secured between the rear cross brace l1 and a cross bar 36 secured tothe cycle frame 21 by hook bolts 38.

The action of the improved double seated saddle under the threedifferentconditions of a loading is as follows. When the rider alonesits on the forward portion of the saddle, the rear set of springs l9 isflat and free to permit forward movement of the member. 23. This permitsin creased defiectio nof the forwardset of springs l8.; The springs 2 I,also provide their maximum resiliency in this'condition of loading. Thedepression of the post 28 and. the. springs 35 are relatively moderatebut add to the total-resilience. If further softness of springing underthis condition isdesired, it can bereadily obtained by disconnectingthe. linkage 29 so that only the rear springs 35 support the frame ll).7

When the rider alone sits in the rear part of the saddle the addedleverage causes greater depressicn of the seat pillar 28. 'Thesprings'l8' are .fiat and thus permit agreater deflection of the rearset Hi. The net result is that adequate softness of total resilience'isobtained.

When thedriver sits in the forward position and a passenger sits on therear portion, the for-- ward setof-springs i8 andtherear set will eachbedeflected to asomewhat lesser degree. The spring supported member actsto prevent the rider and passengervfrom slidingtoward the middle of thesaddle. With the saddle fully loaded the .seat post 28 and the springs.351.act

cooperatively to provide the full desired resilience.

It will be understoodthat this invention is not limited to the exactdetails illustrated but various changes and modifications may be madewithout departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. In a cycle saddle the combination comprising a frame having front andrear transverse portions atra'nsverse member'intermediate betweensai'dfront and rear portions and freely moveable with respect to saidframe; resilient seat supporting means stretched between said fronttransverse portion and said intermediate member;

her and said rear transverse portion; a transverse brace secured to saidframe and disposed below said intermediate member; and resilient meanssecured directly between said intermediate member and said transversebrace for'resiliently urging said intermediate member upwardly. V

2. An elongated cycle saddle comprising a peripheral frame having frontand rear transverse portions and a transverse brace intermediatetherebetween; a seat portion disposed in suspension between said frontand rear transverse portions; means for hingedly mounting said frontportion to a cycle frame; spring means connected between saidrearportion andsaid cycle frame; and resilient means connected betweensaid cycle fram and "said transverse brace, said spring means and'saidresilient means cooperating additively to resiliently support saidsaddle on said cycle frame.

, 3. A cycle saddle as claimed in claim 2 which said seat portion isprovided with an intermediate transverse member disposed; above saidtrans verse bracefand springs are connected between said intermediatemember and said transverse brace. v v v HENRY MESINGER a secondresilient seat supporting means stretched between said intermediate mem-

